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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Rising Sun, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rising Sun and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Rising Sun:
    • 48.695425, -113.518741
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Rising Sun
  • Bird Watching ...
    • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
    • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Glacier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • eBird sighting report for Glacier County
    • Since Rising Sun is near Flathead County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • eBird sighting report for Flathead County
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Rising Sun ...

We found twelve communities that share the name Rising Sun.

Within Montana, the name Rising Sun is unique.

Beyond Montana, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • Kent County
      • This Rising Sun is located in Kent County and lies 1,979 miles [3,184.9 km]<1> to the east of the Rising Sun that is located in Glacier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Rising Sun.
    • Illinois
      • Pope County
      • This Rising Sun is located in Pope County and lies 1,470 miles [2,365.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Rising Sun that is located in Glacier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pope County community of Rising Sun.
      • White County
      • This Rising Sun is located in White County and lies 1,467 miles [2,360.9 km] to the east southeast of the Rising Sun that is located in Glacier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Rising Sun.
    • Indiana
      • Ohio County
      • This Rising Sun is located in Ohio County and lies 1,566 miles [2,520.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Rising Sun that is located in Glacier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of Rising Sun.
    • Iowa
      • Polk County
      • This Rising Sun is located in Polk County and lies 1,087 miles [1,749.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Rising Sun that is located in Glacier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Rising Sun.
    • Kansas
      • Jefferson County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Jefferson County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Rising Sun.
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Rising Sun is located in Carroll County and lies 1,882 miles [3,028.8 km]<1> to the east of the Rising Sun that is located in Glacier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Rising Sun.
      • Cecil County
      • This Rising Sun is located in Cecil County and lies 1,933 miles [3,110.9 km] to the east of the Rising Sun that is located in Glacier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Rising Sun.
    • Mississippi
      • Leflore County
      • This Rising Sun is located in Leflore County and lies 1,594 miles [2,565.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Rising Sun that is located in Glacier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leflore County community of Rising Sun.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lehigh County
      • This Rising Sun is located in Lehigh County and lies 1,919 miles [3,088.3 km]<1> to the east of the Rising Sun that is located in Glacier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lehigh County community of Rising Sun.
    • Texas
      • Shackelford County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Rising Sun [Shackelford County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Crawford County
      • This Rising Sun is located in Crawford County and lies 1,135 miles [1,826.6 km]<1> to the east of the Rising Sun that is located in Glacier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Rising Sun.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rising Sun ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Cassidy Curve
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cassidy Curve have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy Curve
    • Cassidy Curve is located in Glacier County
  • Crystal Ford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Ford
    • Crystal Ford is located in Flathead County
  • Crystal Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Point
    • Crystal Point is located in Flathead County
  • Kiowa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Packers Roost
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Packers Roost have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packers Roost
    • Packers Roost is located in Flathead County
  • Red Rock Point
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Rock Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock Point
    • Red Rock Point is located in Flathead County
  • Star
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
    • Star is located in Glacier County
  • Swiftcurrent
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

How Far From Rising Sun to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Rising Sun to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rising Sun and extending to:

  • Cut Bank, which is the Seat of Glacier County, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Rising Sun to Cut Bank, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 161 miles [259.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,918 miles [3,086.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 75 days and walking would take 109 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,547 miles [10,536.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,315 miles [11,772.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,364 miles [8,632.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rising Sun. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rising Sun) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rising Sun. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.6954, Longitude: -113.5187    
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rising Sun, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Rising Sun could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<7>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Rising Sun to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.735 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.256 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.938 degrees.




 

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